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Ever since seeing David Attenborough's Planet Earth, I have been
obsessed with the idea of diving the underwater cave systems in
Mexico
- the cenotes. Last summer I got my chance.

The day I went to dive I must admit that I did question what I
was doing slightly when I heard the names of the different cenote
dives such as the 'The Pit' and 'The Temple of Doom' but I decided
to dive right in.

Diving the cenote known as 'The Pit'

I had been warned that 'The Pit' was challenging. A 30-minute
truck ride down a boulder ridden track led to, well, another
boulder ridden track. But this one was slightly too narrow for the
truck so my guide and I got suited up. The driver very kindly
offered to carry my BCD and tank muttering 'very far, very
difficult'… I was not feeling confident!

After 15 minutes of very unsteady ground, I noticed an opening
in the jungle, and cautiously approached what I suspected to be The
Pit and peered over the edge.

I hate heights so the 10m drop that confronted me was not
welcome. As I felt mild panic welling inside me I heard my guide
shouting 'jump, jump'. 'Here?' I replied, preparing to fall to
which the response was a shrieking 'nooo'. So I moved a little to
the left which was perfect apparently and in I jumped.

Diving The Pit in Mexico was the dive of my life

Once inside The Pit it looked a long way up! My gear was lowered
to me and down we went. It was immediately clear (no pun intended)
why this dive is so famous. Visibility so good it felt like
swimming in air; glittering stalactites and shafts of beautiful
light penetrating down from the opening above (and the odd human
bone for added effect!). There really is nothing like it.To date I
can safely say that diving The Pit in Mexico has been one of my
favourite dives. For me it has everything - adventure, remoteness
and sheer underwater beauty. One tip though: try and avoid the
after-dive snack of local green chillies. Stick to biscuits.

To date I can safely say that diving The Pit in Mexico has been
one of my favourite dives. For me it has everything - adventure,
remoteness and sheer underwater beauty. One tip though: try and
avoid the after-dive snack of local green chillies. Stick to
biscuits.

Would you like to experience diving The Pit in Mexico like
Louisa? Get in
touch and we'll help you fulfil it!

About Louisa Fisher

Louisa heads up our Original Diving team, but she's also partial
to be a bit of skiing.

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